Apprentices Programme

Our Monteverdi Apprentices Programme enables outstanding young musicians to spend an entire year training and performing with our three world-class ensembles, under the direction or John Eliot Gardiner.

Since 2007, our Apprentices Programme has placed young musicians alongside experienced professionals, offering them the opportunity to perform at the highest level as both ensemble members and soloists. We recruit the most promising young performers – those on the verge of entering the profession – and introduce them to the musical tradition of the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras and the working practices of Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

‘Our apprentices have proved to be a magnificent addition to the Monteverdi ensembles. The Apprentices Programme provides a holistic and comprehensive programme offering the very best young musicians a bridge between university, conservatoire and the professional world.’John Eliot Gardiner

By way of a year-long apprenticeship, our apprentices participate in tours and workshops with our ensembles and are introduced to the highest level of musical practice. They also spend time working on and performing a wide repertoire by participating in projects. This all goes to provide excellent preparation for a performing career, learning at an early stage of development about the exacting demands and working practices of internationally renowned ensembles. Throughout the course these young musicians receive additional educational benefits ranging from individual mentoring and coaching to audition technique seminars.

From September 2018 we will be welcoming a new cohort of singers to the Programme. Application details and audition dates will be announced in Spring 2018 via our website and social media accounts.

The Apprentices Programme receives no public subsidy. To discuss how you can offer your support, and thereby ensure that the scheme remains available to aspiring young musicians, please contact Tom Hansell on +44 (0)20 3197 9818 or email development@monteverdi.org.uk